The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-07

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the socialists and now the socialists
have repudiated Henry George. Al
the polls in November the voters will
repudiate both Chicago Journal.
in announcing for its choice to
fill the Executive chair in Louisiana,
the Morgan City Free Press, Repub-
lican paper, says: awe believe 1t to
he for the best interests of the State to
support Hon. S. D. McEnery Tor Gov
ernOr."
-HoN. S. S. Carlisle, of New Or
leans, has been appointed Minister to
Bolivia to succeed Judge VIM. A
seay, or Shreveport, resigned. Mr..
Carlisle is a staunch Democrat, and at
present is q State Senator from one OF
the City districts.
IN Natchitoches, the political poi
has commenced boiling in earnest
Two candidates have announced for
District Judge, Messrs. David Pier
son and Chester Chaplin, two for Dis
trict Attorney, Messrs. Amos L. Pom
der and D. c. Scarborough, and one
for the Legislature, Mr.. L. j. Flanner.
The official statement of the bon
ded debt published March 18th of this
wear showed it to he 1l,967,750,
bearing 4 per cent interest. Since
then bonds to the amount of $1,000
have been issued, making the total
bonded debt of Louisiana, bearing a
per cent interest at this time is $l2,-
OO7,25O.
IN every community there are
number of men whose whole time is
not occupied, such as teachers, minis
tiers, farmers sons, and others. To
these classes especially we would say,
if you wish to make several hundred
dollars during the next few months,
write at once to s. +. johnson & Co.,
of Richmond, Va, and they will show
you how to do it.
The Times Democrat says: In the
Parishes of Rapides and Avoyelles-
Echo and Cummings levees, inclu
ding levees at Wright's, Echo land
ing, Connella's, Cummings, Ashton
Spreigel, Alexandria and Peart, esti
mated to contain in all 1851 cubi
yards, and to cost about S3700.55' tn
Cummings, Ashton and Wright levee
have been completed, and the balanc
are more or less under way or about t
be commenced.
-ADoLPHE Zenncck, editor of tn
Mascot, who was shot on Aug. l3t
by Dan Brown, young man frol
Algiers, died in New Orleans on We,
nesday night last. The cause Of I'll
difficulty was the publication in tt
Mascot of certain reflections upon
Mrs. Frclot, in whose house it was i
presented that Brown was then boar'
ing, and with whom the article in que
ton referred to in very questionab
terms. Brown sought a personal e
PLANTATION and retraction of the artic
in question from Zenneck, which eve
tually led to the shooting of Zenne'
bv Brown, one of the shots enteril
Zenneck's leg at the jointure of Il
fcmoral process, which in its cour
$ rered the femoral artery, producer
au excessive hemorhage.
-TnE Opera House in Natchit
ches is to be completed by the midd
of this month. In its description
that fine building the Rcriclc says !:
There will be two private boxes, C
cantly fitted up; there will he pi
quettc and gallery circle, the latter II,
ming the entire length of three sides
the auditorium. The seating capacity
the house will be 600, to supply viii
500 folding opera chairs have been p'
chased. The ceiling will be elegant
frescoed aud the house will be light
with gas supplied by the company's o'
gas generator. The scenery will be
new, twenty-seven pieces of practl'
scenery having been ordered. The Dire
inr rooms will be dawn stairs, and
stage has been heightened i'll front tMt
Is inches so as to furnish ample sta
room. In rear of the gentlemen's dire
ng room, on the north side, a most co
Portable room has been fitted up for
accommodation of stockholders, who h;
organized u social club among themsclr
As will he seen III another column the s
son AT the Opera House Will he opened
October 81, by Il lecture from Prof. CHI
t,ayarrc. The company proposes to s
"a least one exhibition WCek ,tllrin.
coming season,